MiNi Beast

Yeah I'm passed the point of DDing this thing. I will drive it to the trail though :yes: I do know there not dot approved. :shake: But thanks to street locks it is hard to tell what's real and not, and in MI inspection is not an issue like other places. :thumbsup: From some other sites on this issue...... The whole non-DOT approved wheel thing is a bit of a myth. DOT doesn't approve anything, the manufacturers do things to meet the DOT guidelines and that's pretty much it. In the case of wheels, if memory serves all that's required is that they state on the wheel itself the manufacturer's name and the load rating. That's it, if they have those things then they meet DOT guidelines. Manufacturers are afraid of consumers running beadlocks on the street because too many people are too dumb to realize that beadlocks require alot more work than regular wheels. You have to check the bolts pretty often, on some brands they need to be torqued before every trip, which gets pretty irritating. There used to be an open letter on the Champion Wheels website from the president of the company explaining this stuff. It looks like it may have come down, likely to protect the company from lawsuits when some dummy doesn't check the torque on his wheels. Show me a law from any state that says beadlock wheels are illegal and I'll happily admit that I'm wrong. To my knowledge no such legislation exists. They have to go through some inspection process and some other stuff to become DOT certified... rather a hassle to do.. When I asked them about running them on the street the guy said that a cop or whomever would have pull you over and look for a DOT sticker or stamp to prove that it wasn't OK... likelyhood of that happening?? zilch.. That's all well and good, I run Hummer beadlocks on my old truck and used to drive it on the street all the time with no problems either. Many people in my club run beadlocks on trucks that see occasional use on the road, but none of them use them as daily drivers, a beadlock is just not really suited to DD duty. I have a freind that ran Stockton beadlocks on his Blazer and popped bolts regularly, he had to retorque the bolts before every trip. Granted, the Stocktons were likely not as good of quality as the Walker Evans wheels; all I'm saying is, true beadlocks are an awful lot of hassle just to get the beadlock look. How many tire shops will mount tires to your beadlocks? Would you even trust a tire store to do it correctly? I wouldn't... If one's choices come down to a traditional chrome wheel and a beadlock wheel, chances are the looks of the wheels are the most important thing to the buyer. If the beadlock was required for the intended use then the traditional chrome wheel wouldn't even be an option. Look up the KISS principle.

got these bad boys today!

got these bad boys today!

go big or go home

leaving now to get my rims up in Traverse City Bead locks :yes:

got my tires today, rims tomorrow hopefully, these are the tires I got and will be running, 38.5x16R15 Bias claws

got my tires today, rims tomorrow hopefully, these are the tires I got and will be running, 38.5x16R15 Bias claws

Very nice! very nice! :yes: :yes: :agree: :agree: :agree: :agree:

So you are driving around without a prop valve? I was in the rear of the MJ, did not use the level load valve. I wasn't hauling wood either. :thumbsup:

last coat of primer on and ready to sit and be put on later to the jeep where it will be redone again to go with the new paint job the jeep is getting.

:agree: :rotf: Well I was kinda stealing an idea from Pete and I will be installing a electric fan under the hood, so will have duel fans on the Rad and one one the hood, should have some good air movement. :shake:

Moving up in theis jeep world aren't you? :clapping:

that's awesome

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it's ready for mud and some sanding

I didn't touch anything on my brakes when did mine, did just fine. Only thing to mess with was the level load valve thing, I just bypassed mine though.

Well got some flex today as well.I stuffed them massive tires up in the fenders, may need to add more bumpstop

Should be cut a hole and bolt in thing. I sold a couple handles for guys to put in there MJ's. I still may have one as well as the full center section console as well, if needed anything.

i DIDN'T see it so it no count. :yes:

Will be making up another one after this one as have two on order for their rigs. :shake:

yes about 4" but it looks good though and will be better once painted, but needs some good clean up time to bring it together. Besides cheaped then the $500, plus $100 shipped ones. :eek:

let the work start again.... :brows:

I did a little something but shhh, :yes: